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Female race driver Maria de Villota found dead

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Spanish former F1 driver Maria De Villota smiles in the paddock prior to the start of qualifying session at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, in this May 11, 2013 file photo. Spanish police have confirmed Friday Oct. 11, 2013, that racing driver Maria de Villota has been found dead in a hotel room in Seville, and say it appears she died of natural causes. She was 33. De Villota was seriously injured last year in a crash during testing for the Marussia Formula One team, losing her right eye and sustaining other serious head injuries. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)